eResources by Subject: Environmental Studies

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• Web of Science

  The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: 1945 - present
• Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management

  This multidisciplinary database, provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1967 - present; updated monthly
• BIOSIS Previews

  BIOSIS Previews is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in traditional biological and biomedical areas. It also covers references to primary journal literature on vital biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1926 - present

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• Agricola

  Citations to articles in the major agricultural journals worldwide.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: 1970 - present
• Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts - (ASFA)

  Premier database for literature on the science, technology & management of marine, freshwater, & brackish water environments & organisms.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1971 - present; updated monthly
• EIS (Environmental Impact Statements): Full-Text & Digests

  Digests of Environmental Impact Statements. Includes detailed abstracts of all environmental impact statements issued by the US government.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: Print version: 1979-1984 / Online version: 1985 - present; updated bi-monthly
• GreenFILE

  GreenFILE focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• SpringerLink

  SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
• Wiley Online Library

  This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business.

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• WorldCat

  Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1200 - present; Updated daily
• WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

  This database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication

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• Cambridge Journals Online

  Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. 

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• Conference Papers Index

  Citations to papers and poster sessions at major scientific meetings.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1982 - present; updated bi-monthly
• Directory of Open Access journals - (DOAJ)

  This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 5496 journals in the directory. Currently 2315 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 453442 articles are included in the DOAJ service.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
• Electronic Journal Service (EJS)

  Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• Environment Complete

  This resource offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• ERIC (via EbscoHost)

  Citations to articles and reports in education.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1966 - present; updated monthly
• HeinOnline

  Contains more than 1,200 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage is from the first issue published for all periodicals and goes through the most-currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers. Retrieve articles by citation, browse, or search across nearly 50 million pages of content.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
• Historical Statistics of the United States

  This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: Pre-Colonial America - present
• Journal Citation Reports

  Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
• JSTOR

  Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• LexisNexis Academic

  News, business, legal and reference information.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1970 - present; updated continuously
• PBS Video Collection

  You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
• PLoS

  Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit publisher that publishes the following titles: PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens, and PLoS Clinical Trials. PLoS uses an Open Access model to publish, meaning that all journal issues are available free of charge online from the moment of publication. PLoS Biology has an Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor of 14.7.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: 2003 - present
• PsycINFO

  The PsycINFO database contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines, compiled and indexed by the American Psychological Association.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS)

  The Public Affairs Information Services database provides information on public affairs, public and social policies and international relations. PAIS includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1915 - Present
• SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)

  SciELO is a multinational effort to provide open access to scientific research journals produced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: 1990's - present
• Science Reference Center

  Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
• ScienceDirect

  Offers access to some of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science and tourism. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 1995 - present
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

  Website from the U.S. Census Bureau. The paper version is available in the Reference Section.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: current; updated annually
• TOXLINE

  Citations to articles, technical reports, theses on toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals.

  [Details] Coverage Dates: 2000- present; updated weekly
• TOXNET

  TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas.

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• World Development Indicators Online

  World Development Indicators Online, published by the World Bank, is a comprehensive database of development information covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection includes data on population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources and environmental indicators from 1960 onwards.

  Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a